Aug 10 Guam residents uneasy over escalating U.S. tension with North Korea By Associated Press The people of Guam woke up Thursday to another pointed threat from Pyongyang, which vowed to complete a plan to attack waters near the island by mid-August — adding a timeline to a threat from a day earlier that North… Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch 4:07 Latest North Korea clash draws sharply different responses from Trump, top national security aides By PBS News Hour As a war of words escalated between the North Korea and the U.S., Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urged calm, saying Americans should have no concerns about the rhetoric of the last few days. The volley of tough talk follows… Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch 8:58 How will North Korea react to mixed signals from U.S.? By PBS News Hour Judy Woodruff talks to former Pentagon official Abraham Denmark and Mike Chinoy of the University of Southern California about the latest threats and counter-threats between Pyongyang and Washington and what options the U.S. has to defuse the situation. Continue watching
Aug 09 AP FACT CHECK: How strong is America's nuclear arsenal? By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press President Donald Trump's tweet Wednesday that America's nuclear arsenal is "now stronger and more powerful than ever before" is debatable. Continue reading
Aug 09 Analysis: Can the U.S. defend itself against North Korea's missile threat? By Thomas Karako, Center for Strategic and International Studies North Korea recently tested an intercontinental ballistic missile and said it was developing a plan to target Guam. President Donald Trump responded that North Korea "will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen." See a… Continue reading
Aug 09 North Korea says it will have plan for attack on Guam by mid-August By Josh Lederman, Matthew Pennington, Associated Press North Korea officials called Trump's warning of "fire and fury" a "load of nonsense."… Continue reading
Aug 09 WATCH: State Department says it agrees with Trump's fiery threat to North Korea By Associated Press Watch today's news briefing from the State Department as White House rhetoric on North Korea has heated up. Continue reading
Aug 09 Trump touts nuke strength as Tillerson urges calm on North Korea By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urged calm and said Americans should have "no concerns" after North Korea and President Donald Trump traded fiery threats. Continue reading
Aug 08 Guam tells citizens there is no imminent threat from North Korea By Associated Press Guam's Department of Homeland Security and Office of Civil Defense say they are monitoring North Korea with U.S. military and government officials. Continue reading
Aug 08 North Korea says it's studying a plan to attack Guam By Associated Press North Korea says it is examining its operational plans for attacking Guam to contain U.S. bases there. Continue reading